is the idea that laptop users would log in and hit backup? my experience
with this is that users will forget to do backups or just not care to do
them at all. im i missing something?
On 10/13/07, Les Mikesell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> dan wrote:
> >
> > i think we need a much more general approach to this issue. as long as
> the
> > laptops can be seen with nmblookup then a minor modification to the core
> > program to wakeup much more frequently and skip the standard blackout
> > period. when a host comes online, it broadcasts on the local network
> that
> > arrival and i think we could get backuppc to monitor that broadcast and
> do
> > an immediate backup of that machine based on the standard
> criteria. some
> > 'smarts' should be included to keep from having extra backups done
> because
> > of network disconnects and such.
>
> The 'general' on-demand mechanism is to set up web authentication on the
> backuppc server so each user can start his backup at a convenient time.
> The downside for remote users is that you need a full VPN connection or
> at least several more ports open than for a one-way ssh connection.
>
> --
> Les Mikesell
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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